Mayors of Concord

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Years

Name

1883-1886

Alfred L. Bray
Alfred Bray’s grandfather, Sergeant John Bray, was granted land at Rhodes in 1794; his eldest son, Thomas, expanded the family’s property and raised his family at Braygrove, the family home. Alfred L. Bray, Thomas’ eldest son, inherited Braygrove and became a prominent landowner and businessman in the Concord-Burwood District. He served as the first mayor of the newly proclaimed Municipality of Concord.

1887-1889

William K. Chapman

1890-1891

Henry D. Bray
Henry Bray was the younger brother of Alfred Bray. He was granted twenty-two acres of land, at what is now North Strathfield, by Governor Denison in 1859. His original home was built on the land in 1859. It was later used as a laundry. In about 1861, Clermont House was erected on the site. It was designed by the notable architect John Bibb. Henry Bray served as an alderman on Council before becoming the third mayor of Concord.

1892-1893

Daniel Zoeller

Daniel Zoeller was a prominent figure in the district. He was able to turn his hand to many crafts, including building, painting, glazing and paperhanging and was responsible for a good deal of the early construction work in the district.

1894-1895

Frederick A. Oatley

1896-1897

William K. Chapman
William Chapman, an ironmonger, lived at Hawthorne House in Gipps Street from 1888.

1898-1899

Herbert S. Thompson

1900

William K. Chapman

1901

Herbert S. Thompson

1902-1904

Thomas O. Correy
Thomas Correy (the younger) inherited the very popular Correys Gardens Pleasure Grounds in Mortlake from his father, Thomas Obed Correy, Snr, in 1890. He was mayor of Concord three times and served on the Concord Council for over twenty years. Correys Avenue was named after him, as was the bandstand (now demolished) in Queen Elizabeth Park.

1905

William K. Chapman

1906-1907

John J. Shipley

1908-1909

Henry A. Goddard
Goddard Park was named after him.

1910

Harry Hillier

1911-1914

David Cunningham

1915-1917

Charles Savage

1917-18

Thomas O. Correy

1919

Thomas F. Warbrick

1920

Henry A. Goddard

1921-1922

Thomas O. Correy

1922

William Milling

1923-1924

Samuel G. Lee

1924-1926

William Rothwell

1927-1928

John Edwards

1929

William Rothwell

1930-1931

D.J. Howse

1932-1933

William Rothwell

1934-1935

H. Roland Harrison

1936

Walter A. McInnes

1937

William Milling

1938

Colin K. Longmuir

1939

Anthony W.M. Duke

1940-1941

Adrian H. Nicholas

1942-1944

Brice Mutton
Brice Mutton also represented Concord in State Parliament

1945-1946

William Rothwell

1947

Brice Mutton

1948-1950

Walter T. King

1951-1952

Horatio F. Stanton

1953-1954

Stanley C. Shrimpton

1955-1958

P. James Bartley

1959-1960

Kenneth A.F. Wilkes

1961-1962

Lerryn W. Mutton
Lerryn Mutton was the son of Brice Mutton and also represented Concord in State Parliament.

1963-1964

George E. Rider
George Rider inherited the firm of Rider & Bell Pty.Ltd. from his father, Edwin Rider, in 1920. This manufacturing engineering firm was unique in being the only produced in Australia of firemen’s brass helmets. It also produced automotive components, BADGES, DIES and a range of fishing and gardening equipment.